Thomas Bingham — Instructor Profile

About Thomas Bingham

Thomas W. Bingham, Jr. is a Division Commander with the Jacksonville Beach Police Department, and he began his career in 1996.

He has been assigned to the SWAT Team since 1997; Team Leader from 2002-2019; Team Commander 2019-Present. As a member of the SWAT Team, he has served as an entry operator, sniper, and sniper team supervisor. He has worked in almost every capacity for the department including Patrol Officer, Field Training Officer and Supervisor, Patrol Corporal, Patrol Sergeant, Training Sergeant, and Detective Sergeant in charge of the department’s special problems unit; The Community Response Team

He has a Master’s Degree from Columbia University in Criminal Justice and Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of North Florida. He is a graduate of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Senior Leadership Program and is a FDLE certified criminal justice general topics and firearms instructor.

Cdr. Bingham has been a lead instructor and evaluator during Basic SWAT schools sponsored by his agency since 2002. The Basic SWAT School is a rigorous 65-hour program that has trained hundreds of tactical operators in operations to include building clearing, warrant service, hostage rescue, vehicle takedowns, active shooter response, and tactical pistol and long gun operation. Graduates of the school have come from at least 14 police and sheriff agencies from Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and Maine, three federal agencies, and various specialized military units.